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Originally Posted by martyh
I don't think they lost money on the tickets ,the problem with the tickets was the allocation ,they where still paid for and if retailers can't capitalise on an event as big as the Olympics then that is there problem
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The problem, at least at Greenwich. where I work, is that the local shops and market were told that the Olympics would bring in a massive increase in trade then when it came to the actual event, TFL did an excellent job of getting the spectators to and from Greenwich station, but kept them away from a lot of the shops, and effectively sealed off the major market in the area. As such, most of the shops, and the market, took fairly heavy losses.